Staging the global premiere of its creative initiative installation “SPACE,” LEXUS exhibits five works at Milan Design Week 2026*1 in Milan, the world’s largest design event. At Superstudio Più Daylight in the Tortona district, a hub of global creative talent, the installation presents alongside four works from “Discover Together 2026,” a co-creation project with emerging creators, including one in-house team.
Chief Branding Officer Simon Humphries said: “All five works presented this year explore the potential of space. Last year, LEXUS unveiled the LS Concept as its new flagship. While the ‘S’ in LS once stood for ‘Sedan,’ it will come to represent ‘Space.’ This reflects the belief that luxury cars will no longer be defined solely by body type, but by the value of the space within. As human beings, we live with space every day, and the way we move through it and give it meaning is fundamental to our lives. Through this exhibition, we hope visitors will experience the untapped potential of space.”
The exhibition will run through Sunday, April 26, 2026.
*1 The world’s largest design exhibition held in Milan, Italy, featuring a wide range of events where furniture makers, global brands, and designers showcase their distinctive creativity.
Installation “SPACE”
Since its founding, LEXUS has continuously pursued new value across both products and services, forging its own path beyond the conventions of traditional luxury.
Driven by LEXUS’ relentless pursuit of new value of mobility, this year’s installation “SPACE” is an immersive interpretation of space within a luxury lifestyle inspired by the LEXUS LS Concept. Combining 360-degree visuals with sound and lighting, the work places visitors at the center of a future vision of space.
Mobility is evolving beyond transportation into a platform for expanding human experience with greater freedom. As land, sea, and air become seamlessly connected, movement transcends the act of reaching a destination, becoming an experience that enriches life itself. Experience LEXUS’ vision for the future of mobility through “SPACE.”
Official website https://discoverlexus.com/stories/milan-design-week-2026
Discover Together 2026
Launched last year, “Discover Together” is a co-creation initiative that unites emerging creators aligned with the LEXUS vision, interpreting the brand’s philosophy through their own distinct perspectives to explore new value creation. This year’s theme, “Discover Your Space”, focuses on a personal space unlike any before. Inspired by the LEXUS LS Concept, three creative teams engaged in ongoing dialogues with LEXUS, drawing on their respective expertise to bring their own interpretations to life.
This year’s participants include Kyotaro Hayashi & Yumi Kurotani (Japan), Guardini Ciuffreda Studio (Italy), and Random Studio (the Netherlands), joined by a collaborative team of LEXUS in-house designers and master craftspeople rooted in Japan’s manufacturing tradition. Through dialogue across diverse culture and disciplines, new perspectives and inspiration have emerged. Visitors are invited to experience the works realized through this collaboration with the four creative teams.
Official website https://discoverlexus.com/stories/discover-together
Creator Comments
“VISIBLE INVISIBLE” Kyotaro Hayashi & Yumi Kurotani
“We believe that the invisible movements of emotion bring richness to life. In Japan, there is a culture and philosophy that values what cannot be seen. We envisioned this space as a tea room, where the passage of time and the presence of space are felt through the shifting of light. The tea room transcends status and race, bringing people together as equals, and in its intimate scale, creates a space where spirits can truly connect. The “nijiri-guchi”, a low entrance that requires one to bow, momentarily resets the field of vision and physically marks the transition into the tea room as a separate world. The tokonoma alcove and garden express the seasons and the passage of time, evoking scenes that resonate with memory and stir the emotions. By rendering this transition through moving images, we expand light and space to create an experience like a miniature universe.”
“WEARABLE SPACE” Guardini Ciuffreda Studio
“WEARABLE SPACE is based on the idea that the body is not only something that inhabits space, but something that can generate it. Through a coat embroidered with fiber optics, light emerges from the human gesture and expands into the surrounding space, transforming the act of wearing into an experience that connects matter, energy, and presence. Technology and sartorial tradition meet in a delicate balance, where innovation does not replace craftsmanship but amplifies it. Within this dialogue, fashion becomes both language and sensory experience: a threshold between intimacy and architecture, between body and environment. WEARABLE SPACE invites us to imagine a personal, sensitive, and dynamic space, one that belongs to the body that inhabits it and ultimately reveals it.”
“A Moving Sanctuary” Random Studio
“A Moving Sanctuary reimagines the car as a space for stillness and reflection. The installation invites visitors to enter a padded, cocoon-like pod inspired by the quiet intimacy of the back seat of a chauffeur-driven vehicle. Once inside, guests lie down as a thermal sensing system detects the rhythm of their breath. This data activates a responsive choreography of light and sound that unfolds across the interior. Each experience is unique, gently guiding the body toward slower breathing and calm, transforming the vehicle into a sanctuary for the mind.”
“The Crafted Cosmos” Japanese craftsmen with Lexus in-house designers
“This installation focuses on the extraordinary craftsmanship created by Japanese artisans. From microscopic precision refined to within 0.1 mm to an infinitely expanding, cosmic scale, the delicate details shaped by artisans’ hands, together with light, unfold new expressions within the space. Through this work, the infinite potential of Japanese craftsmanship is revealed on a cosmic scale. Within this beautiful handcrafted universe, a singular ‘Cosmos’, long sought deep within emerges, offering a moment of quiet fulfillment.”
Exhibition Information
| Dates | Media Day: April 20, Monday Public Opening: April 21, Tuesday to April 26, Sunday |
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| Venue | Superstudio Più Daylight |
| Address | Via Tortona, 27, 20144 Milan, Italy |
| Exhibits | Installation SPACEFour works from Discover Together 2026Kyotaro Hayashi & Yumi Kurotani (Japan)Guardini Ciuffreda Studio (Italy)Random Studio (Netherlands)Japanese craftsmen with LEXUS in-house designers (Japan) |
| Organizer | Lexus International |
